Number of Bills referred to the Committee on Unopposed Bills by the Committee of Selection or by the General Committee on Railway and Canal Bills

Number of Provisional Order Bills reported on by the Committee on Unopposed Bills

Total

69

32

101

a 0.147.

D

GENERAL SUMMARY of RETURNS relating to PRIVATE BUSINESS for Session 1907.

(A.)-Number of Private Bills introduced into the House of Commons

brought from the House of Lords to the House of Commons 62

Provisional Order Bills f
Hybrid Bills reported on by Committees nominated partly by the House
and partly by the Committee of Selection

reported on by Committees on Opposed Bills

{

60 7

2

Number of Private Bills

Provisional Order Bills reported on by Committee on Unopposed Bills

PRIVATE BILLS, &c.

RETURNS of the Number of PRIVATE BILLS,
HYBRID BILLS, and BILLS for confirming
PROVISIONAL ORDERS introduced into the
House of Commous and brought from the
House of Lords, and of ACTS passed in
Session 1907; of BILLS, treated as Opposed
by the Committee of Selection; and of unop-
posed BILLS referred to the Chairman of the
Committee of Ways and Means (in continuation
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 0.224, of Session
1906).

0.147.

(Mr. Caldwell.)

1907.

ACT, 1899.

(62 & 63 VICT. c. 47, s. 2 (3).)

REPORT by the CHAIRMAN of COMMITTEES of the HOUSE of LORDS and the CHAIRMAN of WAYS and MEANS in the HOUSE of COMMONS under Section 2 of the PRIVATE LEGISLATION PROCEDURE (SCOTLAND) ACT, 1899.

REPORT by the CHAIRMAN of COMMITTEES of the HOUSE of LORDS and the CHAIRMAN of WAYS and MEANS in the HOUSE of COMMONS under Section 2 of the PRIVATE LEGISLATION PROCEDURE (SCOTLAND) ACT, 1899.

WE have taken into consideration the several Draft Provisional Orders for which Petitions, in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and the General Orders thereunder, were presented to the Secretary for Scotland on or before the 17th December 1906, and we hereby report as follows:

WE are of opinion

1. That, having regard to Section 16 (2) of the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, the provisions of—

The Electric Supply Corporation Order,

Part II. of the Aberdeen Corporation Order, and
Clause 65 of the Dundee Corporation Order,

ought not to be dealt with by Provisional Order under that Act.

2. That the provisions of-

The General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, Limited, Order,

The Royal Bank of Scotland Order, and

Clause 34 of the Leith Harbour and Docks Order,

are of such a character that they ought to be dealt with by Private Bill and not by Provisional Order.

3. That-

The Buckhaven Dock Order,

The Glasgow Corporation Order, and

The Renfrewshire Upper District (Eastwood and Mearns)
Water Order

raise such questions of policy and principle that they ought to be dealt with by Private Bill and not by Provisional Order.

4. That, save as aforesaid, the Draft Provisional Orders be allowed to proceed, subject to such recommendations as we may hereafter make with respect to the several Orders.

ONSLOW.

ALFRED EMMOTT.

22 February 1907.